SV12-Day 7

Vocabulary Day7


1. act, ag: to move
> Example: agitate (verb): to excite, to disturb, to stir up

• Sentence: The washing machine agitates the load of laundry.

2. bene, ben: good, well, gentle

• Example: Benevolent: (adjective): marked by goodwill
• Senctence: The "Salvation Army" is known as a benevolent society for its acts of charity.

3. cad, cap, cas, ceiv, cept, cid: to take, to seize, to hold

• Example: capacious (adective): containing a great deal
• Sentence: You have a capacious library with many unusual books.

4. dic, dit: say, speak

• Example: dictate (verb): to speak for a person to record, to issue an order
• Sentence: The lawyer dictated the letter to her secretary.

5. ev, et: time, age

• Example: medieval (adjective): relating to the Middle Ages (500 - 1500 AD)
• Sentence: There are many styles to medieval architecture and a building built in 500 AD looks different from one built in 1000 AD.

6. fict, feign, fain: shape, make, fashion

• Example: feign (verb): to pretend
• Sentence: The child feigned illness in an attempt to avoid the test.

7. gin, gen: to give birth

• Example: indigenous (adjective): native, having been born in a specific area or environment
• Sentence: The tomato plant is indigenous to South America.

8. jac, jet, ject: to throw

• Example: conjugal (adjective): of marriage, marital relationship
• Sentence: One should think seriously before entering a conjugal relationship.

9. luc: light

• Example: translucent (adjective): allowing some light to shine through
• Sentence: The sheet of paper is translucent when held close to a lightbulb.

10. nasc, nat, gnant, nai: to be born

• Example: nascent (adjective): just born
• Sentence: The nascent kittens curled up with their mother.